This calendar was initiated as a result of the Anti-racist Wales Action Plan.
It marks religious, cultural, awareness, diversity and memorial events and bank holidays. The events on the calendar link and display the various items in the Library’s wonderful collection.
Zero Discrimination Day is aimed at promoting equality and highlighting how people can become better informed and that everyone deserves to live a full and productive life. This day is commemorated to promote inclusion, compassion and peace.
Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Christian churches. It marks the first day of the forty days of Lent, leading to Easter.
In 1997, the first World Book Day took place in the UK and Ireland to encourage young people to read. World Book Day was created by UNESCO on 23rd April 1995 as a universal celebration of books and reading.
International Women's Day is a global awareness day celebrated yearly .It's aim being to give a voice to the plights of women, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, abuse against women, violence and reproductive rights.
Since 1977, Commonwealth Day has been celebrated by the 56 Commonwealth nations to foster shared values and principles in pursuit for a peaceful and sustainable future.
Holi is the Hindu festival of colours, love and spring. It is celebrated every year with a massive chaotic colour fight. Holi celebrations serve as a reminder of the triumph of good over evil.
Hola is a three-day long Sikh festival established by Guru Gobind Singh, for the Sikhs to demonstrate their martial skills. It follows the Hindu festival of Holi by one day.
Saint Patrick was a 5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and Bishop in Ireland. The Feast of Saint Patrick is a spiritual and cultural national holiday in Ireland which involves public parades and festivals, céilithe and the wearing of green outfit or shamrocks.
Nowruz is the Iranian or Persian New Year celebrated by numerous cultures worldwide. It is based on the Iranian Solar Hijri calendar. With its origin in Zoroastrianism, it is alleged to mark the coming back of a spirit that had been cast underground during the winter months.
Today ,we recall and honour the over fifteen million Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade ,who faced brutality for over 400 years, and to also raise awareness of the dangers of racism and prejudice.